A review by squishies
Deeplight by Frances Hardinge

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Hardinge's world building and characters have always been exceptional.

Even when she writes hard-to-like characters (I loathed Jelt - he was such an awful friend and so toxic), there's always some layer to them that pulls at one's empathy.